# Pretty Lady

An audiobook by Arnold Bennett, read by LibriVox volunteers (8 h 10 min, English).

‘The Pretty Lady’ is considered to be one of Bennett's most revealing and under-rated works. It is the story of a French prostitute, Christine, who has escaped from wartime Ostend, and set herself up in business in London. Though a refugee, she demands no pity; she is self-sufficient, practical and realistic. Christine is not a harpy preying on innocent soldiers, but a canny businesswoman, doing the best she can with the opportunities life has given her. Her main relationship is with G.J. Hoape, a wealthy man above the military age. Bennett in this novel presents a disturbing image of wartime society, fragmented, uneasy and divided. There are references to industrial unrest and to social injustices, and hints that the British press is less than frank about the war. (Summary by Simon Evers)

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## Chapters

1. Chapters 1, 2 & 3 (18:11): https://archive.org/download/prettylady_1304_librivox/prettylady_01_bennett_64kb.mp3
2. Chapters 4 & 5 (16:14): https://archive.org/download/prettylady_1304_librivox/prettylady_02_bennett_64kb.mp3
3. Chapters 6 & 7 (18:50): https://archive.org/download/prettylady_1304_librivox/prettylady_03_bennett_64kb.mp3
4. Chapters 8 & 9 (18:00): https://archive.org/download/prettylady_1304_librivox/prettylady_04_bennett_64kb.mp3
5. Chapters 10 & 11 (24:32): https://archive.org/download/prettylady_1304_librivox/prettylady_05_bennett_64kb.mp3
6. Chapters 12 & 13 (21:34): https://archive.org/download/prettylady_1304_librivox/prettylady_06_bennett_64kb.mp3
7. Chapters 14 & 15 (20:58): https://archive.org/download/prettylady_1304_librivox/prettylady_07_bennett_64kb.mp3
8. Chapters 16 & 17 (24:21): https://archive.org/download/prettylady_1304_librivox/prettylady_08_bennett_64kb.mp3
9. Chapters 18 & 19 (31:20): https://archive.org/download/prettylady_1304_librivox/prettylady_09_bennett_64kb.mp3
10. Chapters 20 & 21 (16:35): https://archive.org/download/prettylady_1304_librivox/prettylady_10_bennett_64kb.mp3
11. Chapters 22 & 23 (29:08): https://archive.org/download/prettylady_1304_librivox/prettylady_11_bennett_64kb.mp3
12. Chapters 24, 25 & 26 (24:04): https://archive.org/download/prettylady_1304_librivox/prettylady_12_bennett_64kb.mp3
13. Chapters 27 & 28 (31:15): https://archive.org/download/prettylady_1304_librivox/prettylady_13_bennett_64kb.mp3
14. Chapters 29 & 30 (21:50): https://archive.org/download/prettylady_1304_librivox/prettylady_14_bennett_64kb.mp3
15. Chapters 31 & 32 (24:49): https://archive.org/download/prettylady_1304_librivox/prettylady_15_bennett_64kb.mp3
16. Chapters 33 & 34 (24:44): https://archive.org/download/prettylady_1304_librivox/prettylady_16_bennett_64kb.mp3
17. Chapter 35 (22:50): https://archive.org/download/prettylady_1304_librivox/prettylady_17_bennett_64kb.mp3
18. Chapter 36 (18:41): https://archive.org/download/prettylady_1304_librivox/prettylady_18_bennett_64kb.mp3
19. Chapter 37 (16:37): https://archive.org/download/prettylady_1304_librivox/prettylady_19_bennett_64kb.mp3
20. Chapter 38 (14:57): https://archive.org/download/prettylady_1304_librivox/prettylady_20_bennett_64kb.mp3
21. Chapter 39 (13:30): https://archive.org/download/prettylady_1304_librivox/prettylady_21_bennett_64kb.mp3
22. Chapter 40 (21:21): https://archive.org/download/prettylady_1304_librivox/prettylady_22_bennett_64kb.mp3
23. Chapter 41 (15:11): https://archive.org/download/prettylady_1304_librivox/prettylady_23_bennett_64kb.mp3